BLACKWELL FAMILY Henry B. Blackwell Clarke, James F.Cincinnati, O., Aug. 23, 1854 Rev. James Freeman Clarke Boston. Dear Sir A year or two since I had the pleasure of visiting with you several of our colored people in order to procure information relative to their condition and progress in Cincinnati. The information then obtained has since done good service in the hands of anti-slavery men in Kentucky and elsewhere. This afternoon the Rev. J. G. Fee of Kentucky called upon me to ask me to endeavor to procure whatever information, statistical, or otherwise, I could get relative to the condition of the colored population elsewhere. He is engaged in an attempt to build up an anti-slavery church organization in Kentucky and is laboring there with very considerable success. He has now in print a pamphlet designed to refute the calumnies circulated in Kentucky relative to the condition of the free colored people in the North. For this purpose he wishes to get all the facts at command. I suggested that you had made some collection of the kind and at his request I write to ask you to confer a real benefit to the anti-slavery cause, and a personal favor upon me, by sending within as short a period as you can, a statement of the facts in your possession, to Rev. J. G. Fee Cabin Creek Post office, Lewis County, Kentucky, for insertion in above-mentioned pamphlet. Hoping you will excuse my thus troubling you I remain, your friend Henry B. Blackwell. P.S. I write rather hastily because this information, in order to be available for the purpose named, must be forwarded within two or three days after receipt of this letter. If however you are unable to send it so soon, it will still be of great value to Mr. Fee and his co-laborers even at a later date. H. B. B.Boston, Nov. 17, 1870 Rev. James Freeman Clarke Dear Sir Mr. Tilton, Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony, and others of the New York Society are going to Cleveland to try to force us into a combination with them. They have been stirring up some of our Western members who are ignorant of the facts, to join them. It is very important that Massachusetts should be represented. Mrs. Howe is trying to see you in order to induce you to go, if possible. I am authorized by the Mass. Executive Committee to find delegates, and if you will act in that capacity I will hand you credentials at Cleveland. If you cannot go, please write to my wife at Cleveland c/o Mrs. Hannah M. Clark, expressing your opinion that we should not merge the American W. S. A in any other and that we should stick to the question of suffrage and not complicate it with marriage, divorce and other outside questions. - - - - H. B. BlackwellRooms of the American Unitarian Association. 49, Chauncey Street. Boston, Mass., Nov 15 1871 Dear Mr Clarke Lucy Stone, My wife is exceedingly anxious that you will attend and participate in the Convention of the American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington Dec. 8 & 9 the friday evening and Saturday morning, afternoon & evening. Congress will be assembled & not yet wearied--We shall send special invitations to every member & to all the heads of departments &c--Mr Sumner says he thinks we shall enlist attention & respect. It is so peculiarly necessary at this moment to lift the question out of the mire of the Woodhull & Tilton free divorce complicationthat we hope you will make an effort to be present. We will assign you any time you prefer & will be glad to announce beforehand in our invitations your exact time & subject. In order to prevent the usual desultory & uncertain course of discussion, we propose to have the time occupied by pre arranged speakers upon specific topics selected by them--bearing upon the subject of suffrage. Very truly yours Henry B. Blackwell 1871 H.B. Blackwell Suffrage in Washington Office of The Woman's Journal No. 4 Tremont Place. Boston, Feb 7 1874 Dear Mr Clarke In Worcester Mass. On the 19th Inst. at 10 AM., a meeting is called in Washburn Hall by Mr & Mrs S.S. Foster and others, whose properties are to be sold for nonpayment of taxes on the 20 Inst, to protest against taxation without representation--They write asking me to see you & specially to ask you to be present and speak for them. Please advise me at once whether you will go, as we want to include your name on the list of speakers if possible. I hope you can come. Respy yrs Henry B. Blackwell[*187 H.G. Blackwell and*] Office of The Woman's Journal, No. 3 Tremont Place, Boston, Dec 3 1873 Dear Mr Clarke We have just received a friendly Kind letter from Mrs. Fields but declining to combine, or to give us the Hall on Tuesday evening. We have therefore decided to hold our Woman Suffrage Tea Party in Faneuil Hall on Monday evening Dec 15. from 4 to 9 P.M. Mr. Wendell Phillips will speak first. Co. Higginson will preside. Mrs. Livermore, Mrs. Howe, yourself, Miss Eastman, & others will speak. We have written to Whittier for a poem. We shall be glad to announce you as one of our speakers. May we do so? Please let us know tomorrow & oblige Yours truly Henry B. Blackwell[* 1873. H.G. Blackwell yet if I can speak early*]